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Manuel T. Gomes

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Tag: Best Practices

I’ll show you the best practices for the Power Platform tools. I provide them based on my experience and learning, so that doesn’t mean you can’t adjust them. I learned them from other people’s experiences also, so I don’t make the same mistakes.
Consistency is important, especially when multiple people work on the same platform. I see all the time SharePoint sites with heterogeneous naming, lists with convoluted names, and more. Having consistency enables you to know always what something means. It also helps when someone comes aboard where you can point to the rules and know what to do.
Regardless of the platform, I strongly recommend that you don’t want to adopt mine, at least have them written down on your side. Even if you work alone, create your best practices and reference material. It will make you think, and sometimes you’ll see where some things could be improved.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is modified (properties only) Trigger
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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is modified (properties only) Trigger

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 16, 2022December 1, 20221

It’s pretty impossible to track manually when a file is created in a folder or list of folders. Even if you have a good strategy, …

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Power Automate: startOfMonth function
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Power Automate: startOfMonth function

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 14, 2022September 12, 20220

Dealing with dates and times is hard, especially considering time zones, formats, and regional settings. So having functions that do this for us is a …

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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is created (properties only) Trigger
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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is created (properties only) Trigger

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 9, 2022December 1, 20220

It’s pretty impossible to track manually when a file is created in a folder or list of folders. Even if you have a good strategy, …

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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – Create file action
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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – Create file action

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 8, 2022November 10, 20220

Creating files automatically is a godsend since there are a lot of actions that we can do. For example, I create a new folder per …

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Power Automate: startOfHour function
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Power Automate: startOfHour function

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 7, 2022September 5, 20220

Dealing with dates and times is hard, especially considering time zones, formats, and regional settings. So having functions that do this for us is a …

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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is created Trigger
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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is created Trigger

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 2, 2022December 1, 20220

It’s pretty impossible to track manually when a file is created in a folder or list of folders. Even if you have a good strategy, …

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Power Automate: OneDrive For Business – Delete file action
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Power Automate: OneDrive For Business – Delete file action

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesSeptember 1, 2022November 10, 20220

Deleting files is a dangerous operation but important regarding automation and keeping things under control. One example is temporary files. You may need a file …

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Power Automate: startOfDay function
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Power Automate: startOfDay function

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesAugust 31, 2022August 29, 20220

Dealing with dates and times is hard, especially considering time zones, formats, and regional settings. So having functions that do this for us is a …

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How to copy the same file into multiple folders using Power Automate?
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How to copy the same file into multiple folders using Power Automate?

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesAugust 30, 2022November 10, 20220

I ran into this issue in the Power Automate Community and found it interesting. It has all the things that automation can do for us. …

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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is modified Trigger
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Power Automate: OneDrive for Business – When a file is modified Trigger

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesAugust 26, 2022December 1, 20220

It’s pretty impossible to track manually when a file is changed in a folder or list of folders. Even if you have a good strategy, …

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